Table Of Contents:
Introduction and definition of Abortion
History of Abortion
Types of Abortion
Methods of Abortion
Legality of Abortion
Risk and Side Effects
Conclusion

Introduction:___________________________________What do you think about abortion? Most people try not to think about it. They wish to avoid the overwhelming horrible reality. Abortion is an intentional violent act that kills an unborn baby. Without any anesthesia, the baby is dismembered, torn apart, and vacuumed out of the mother. Abortion has an historical origin, types, methods, and legality of it.

What is abortion?_______________________________An abortion is when the pregnancy is ended so that it does not result in the birth of a child. Sometimes this is called 'termination of pregnancy'. The pregnancy is removed from the womb, either by taking pills (medical abortion) which involves taking medicines to cause a miscarriage or by surgery (surgical abortion) where the pregnancy is removed from the womb. Most abortions can be provided on a day care basis which means you do not need to stay at a clinic overnight.

History of abortion______________________________Over several centuries and in different cultures, there is a rich history of women helping each other to abort. Until the late 1800s, women healers in Western Europe and the U.S. provided abortions and trained other women to do so, without legal prohibitions. By 1880, most abortions were illegal in the U.S., except those necessary to save the life of the woman. Abortion became a crime and a sin for several reasons. A trend of humanitarian reform in the mid-19th century broadened liberal support for criminalization, because at that time abortion was a dangerous procedure done with crude methods, few antiseptics, and high mortality rates.

Types of abortion_______________________________
1. Induced abortion:Approximately 205 million pregnancies occur each year worldwide. Over a third are unintended and about a fifth end in induced abortion. Most abortions result from unintended pregnancies. Reasons for procuring induced abortions are typically characterized as either therapeutic or elective. An abortion is medically referred to as a therapeutic abortion when it is performed to save the life of the pregnant woman; prevent harm to the woman's physical or mental health; terminate a pregnancy where indications are that the child will have a significantly increased chance of premature morbidity or mortality or be otherwise disabled; or to selectively reduce the number of fetuses to lessen health risks associated with multiple pregnancy.

2. Spontaneous abortion (miscarriage):Spontaneous abortion, also known as miscarriage, is the unintentional expulsion of an embryo or fetus before the 24th week of gestation. A pregnancy that ends before 37th weeks of gestation resulting in a live-born infant is known as a "premature birth" or a "preterm birth". When a fetus dies in uterus after viability, or during delivery, it is usually termed "stillborn". Premature births and stillbirths are generally not considered to be miscarriages although usage of these terms can sometimes overlap. The most common cause of spontaneous abortion during the first trimester is chromosomal abnormalities of the embryo or fetus, accounting for at least 50% of sampled early pregnancy losses. Other causes include vascular disease (such as lupus), diabetes, other hormonal problems, infection, and abnormalities of the uterus. Advancing maternal age and a patient history of previous spontaneous abortions...

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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, my speech for today is on Abortion. Firstly I am going to discuss the topic and then I will give illustrations of different methods of abortion.
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AbortionAbortion is one of the most emotional and divisive moral issues of twenty-first-century American life. Consensus has not been reached on the numerous questions that swirl around the subject, including whether or not a woman has the right to choose a legal abortion, and under what conditions; the role of parents if she is not legally an adult; and the roles of the state and religion having veto power. In addition, the questions of when life begins and at what point it should be protected remain controversial.
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George Gittinger
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Abortion
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...Abortion: No Different Than Murder
By Emily Dedert
English 102
John Wood Community College
Professor Fodor
11/16/2008
There are approximately 3,700 unborn children that die a day in the United States. These deaths are not due miscarriages or stillbirths because they are no accidents. These deaths are intentional and deliberate due to abortions. Abortion is the unnatural and premature, forced expulsion of a fetus from the womb before it is able to survive on its own, ending an innocent life; this act is no difference than murder and should therefore be illegalized. At the moment of conception, a new life is formed and there is no justification for ending an innocent life. There are alternatives to abortion so the value of human life does not be degraded and sacrificed for the life of another, so why not illegalize abortion and prevent over 1,000,000 babies from being murdered every year?
At the moment of conception, a human life with its own unique DNA comes into being (B.A. Robinson). All inherited traits and features of this new life are set and the plan is present or all that this new life will ever live up to be. Those who are pro-life and pro-choice believe that once human personhood starts, that human life must be protected (B.A. Robinson). The problem, however, is that a common decision cannot be made as to when human personhood begins.
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